Today, the Space Shuttle program came to a cloudy, fiery conclusion. The thrill and beauty of a…
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Touching down at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida early this morning, Commander Christopher Ferguson, Pilot Douglas Hurley, Mission Specialist 1 Sandra Magnus and Mission Specialist 2 Rex Walheim returned Atlantis safely home after the space shuttle program was disbanded.

This is the crew for the last shuttle mission, STS-135, next to their ride: The mighty Atlantis.…
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While Atlantis' last mission saw them travel 5 million miles to deliver supplies to the ISS, the total figure on its odometer over its 26 year history is around the 126 million miles mark. It appears the next trip for Atlantis is much closer to home, where it will be go on show at the Kennedy Space Center's visitor center. [The Guardian]